MESSAGE OF SECRETARY-GENERAL TO CONFERENCE ON MONGOLIA-UN COOPERATION

Following is the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Conference on Mongolia - United Nations Cooperation, delivered on his behalf in Ulaanbaatar by Vladimir Petrovsky, Director-General, United Nations Office at Geneva, on

3 September:

4 September 2001

SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES COUNTRIES AT RACISM CONFERENCE

TO ‘STAY THE COURSE’ FOLLOWING ISRAEL, US WITHDRAWAL

DURBAN, 3 September -- The following statement is attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General:

WORKPLACE ONE OF FRONTLINES IN FIGHT AGAINST DISCRIMINATION,

SECRETARY-GENERAL TELL GLOBAL COMPACT EVENT

DURBAN, 31 August -- Following is the text of remarks made today by Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the Global Compact Event held in conjunction with the World Conference against Racism in Durban, South Africa:

PRESIDENT, SECRETARY-GENERAL URGE DELEGATES TO COMMIT TO ENSURING

SUCCESSFUL CONCLUSION TO CONFERENCE AGAINST RACISM

DURBAN -- The President and the Secretary-General of the United Nations World Conference against Racism this morning urged delegates to continue their work in a spirit of give-and-take to ensure a successful conclusion to the Conference.

ACTION TAKEN BY WORKING GROUPS ON DRAFT DECLARATION

AND DRAFT ACTION PROGRAMME, 3 SEPTEMBER

DURBAN -- On Monday, 3 September, Working Group I on the Draft Declaration and Working Group II on the Draft Programme of Action each held three meetings.  Working Group I is being chaired by Marc Bossuyt of Belgium, and Working Group II is being chaired by Bonaventure M. Bowa of Zambia.

Texts Adopted -- Working Group I, Draft Declaration

                                                         RD/948

ACTION TAKEN BY WORKING GROUPS ON DRAFT DECLARATION AND DRAFT ACTION

PROGRAMME, 31 AUGUST - 2 SEPTEMBER

DURBAN, 3 September -- As of 2 September, Working Group I on the draft declaration had so far held four meetings, while Working Group II on the draft programme of action had held six meetings.  Working Group I is being chaired by Marc Bossuyt of Belgium, and Working Group II is being chaired by Bonaventure M. Bowa of Zambia. 

DELEGATES CONTINUE TO DEBATE WIDE RANGE OF ISSUES

AT WORLD CONFERENCE AGAINST RACISM

United States, Israel Announce Withdrawal from Conference

DURBAN, 3 September -- Speakers in the general debate of the World Conference against Racism this afternoon and evening addressed a wide range of issues as the United States and Israel announced that they were withdrawing their delegations from the Conference.

WORLD CONFERENCE AGAINST RACISM RISKS FAILURE WITHOUT SPIRIT

OF COMPROMISE, NORWAY WARNS

DURBAN, 3 September -- As the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance continued its general debate this morning, the gathering of government leaders and high ministers were warned that maintaining inflexible positions on issues of vital importance for all members of the global community would doom the Conference to failure.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF PAST, COMPENSATION URGED BY MANY LEADERS

IN CONTINUING DEBATE AT RACISM CONFERENCE